Buner admin restricts entry of trucks

ISLAMABAD: Buner district administration on Monday banned entry of heavy trucks loaded with marbles in bazaars from 8am to 3pm to ensure smooth flow of traffic on narrow roads and avoid road mishap. According to reports the ban was imposed to address the growing complaints regarding traffic jams and road mishaps due to marble-loaded-trucks that pass through different bazaars of the district. Heavy fines were imposed and drivers were jailed, yet complaints continue to pour in against them.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 12^th, 2017.